Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Emer Costello together with Agnieszka Pacyga, will launch the Magic Exhibition of Illustrations from Polish Children’s Books in the Central Library on Thursday, 23 April at 6pm.

Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Emer Costello stated, “ The Magic Illustrations Exhibition not only encourages integration starting with our youngest citizens, but also offers a cultural exchange. These illustrations will arouse your immediate interest and entice you to reach for the work of other Polish illustrators”.

The Polish community invites everyone to share and embrace their national heritage by using pictures and fables. There are 53-framed illustrations in total from Polish Books, some award winning, while some were nominated for the IBBY award. The original material has been gathered over the last 49 years, the oldest in the collection dates back to 1958. The material being exhibited focuses on the images from the last two years.

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For further information contact: Dublin City Council Press Office, Tel: (01) 222 2170, M. 086 815 0010, E. info@dublincity.ie

Notes to the Editor

The Exhibition will run from the 16th to 30th April.  Agnieszka Pacyga is the Polish Consulate in Dublin
Akademia Mlodych (Youth Academy) Foundation is the main organisation behind this exhibition, in cooperation with IBBY Polish Section, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Polish Embassy in Dublin, Forum Polonia, Dublin City Public Libraries and Cork City Public Libraries.
The concept for this exhibition arose from the idea generated by the Polish Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organisation, which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together.
 

Their mission is:

• To promote international understanding through children's books
• To give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literacy and artistic standards
• To encourage the publication and distribution of quality children's books, especially in developing countries
• To provide support and training for those involved with children and children's literature
• To stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children's literature. IBBY was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1953. Today, it is composed of seventy National Sections all over the world.